Anomaly

Inconsistent Readings

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Level 1DLC Distant Stars Story Pack

Description

The measured surface temperature of … is in the hundreds of degrees, despite its frozen surface. What could be causing these discrepancies?

Where to find it

Game conditions on the surveyed body.

Possible outcomes

Rewards read from the event effects. Some depend on conditions (empire type, earlier choices) or on chance.

White Hell

Console: event distar.110

Description

Despite the seemingly frozen surface of …, the planet's orbital path around … leaves it blistering at several hundred degrees. Under normal circumstances this would sublimate the ice on …'s surface. However, extreme gravitational pressure exerted by the planet's ultra-dense core keeps the water in a solid state, resulting in a planet of fiery hot ice.

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  • Deposit: Physics +3